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The Rhododendron Society
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Nestled deep within the hills of West Virginia is a mysterious community that honors tradition, family and most important of all secrets.
Unexpectedly bequeathed a home, Kate Thomas leaves her ordinary unfulfilling life behind to seek adventure and answers.
Kate gets more than she bargained for when she is thrown into a secret society of witches that have been hiding in plain sight for centuries.
The debut novel by Jessica Nuckles The Rhododendron Society is an exploration of Appalachian folklore and the Granny Witch traditions that are still practiced by some to this very day.
Nestled deep within the hills of West Virginia is a mysterious community that honors tradition, family and most important of all secrets.
Unexpectedly bequeathed a home, Kate Thomas leaves her ordinary unfulfilling life behind to seek adventure and answers.
Kate gets more than she bargained for when she is thrown into a secret society of witches that have been hiding in plain sight for centuries.
The debut novel by Jessica Nuckles The Rhododendron Society is an exploration of Appalachian folklore and the Granny Witch traditions that are still practiced by some to this very day.
218 pages, Paperback
Published June 23, 2024
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August 1, 2024
This book was a great read, fantastic twist and left me wanting oh so much more!! Yay!
August 18, 2024
I read this in 2 days lol it was short and sweet and read almost like a journal. It reminded me a lot of Sabrina/with a bit of Twilight mixed in. The ending though 😶🌫️… okay cliffhanger. No pressure…. but pls give us the next book asap. 🌿🍃🌱🪻🍄✨
August 29, 2024
I’m a little torn on how to rate this one (3-3.5⭐️) and ultimately, I may end up changing my mind. This one kept my attention as to what would happen next and I’m curious to see what happens to Kate in the following book. In addition, it’s neat to read about a place semi-close to home. I did notice some minor grammatical errors and I couldn’t help but get hung up on those.
July 6, 2024
I wasn’t planning on reading this all in one sitting, but once I got started, I couldn’t put this book down and I ended up canceling my day so that I could keep reading. I loved Kate, the protagonist, and found her really relatable. I was deeply invested in her story and her discoveries and the book kept me guessing about what would happen next. I’m not much of a fantasy reader, but this book had just the right amount of fantasy that I was transported from my world, but not enough that I was trying to figure out the world of the story the whole time. I also loved the romance elements of the book–I want to see how the relationship will evolve, and it was tastefully written and not overly graphic. I CANNOT wait for the next book in the series!
September 26, 2025
3.75
I'm definitely intrigued and with the cliffhanger will certainly be reading the next when available. Some grammatical errors throughout and things that as an editor at heart tripped me up. The bones here are good - though I think this could have been great had we gotten more into the nature of the magic system and the Appalachian folklore ECT, because this book is mostly internal dialogue.
my favorite part of the book? the measly half a page we got from Oliver's perspective. I NEED MORE FROM HIM.
I'm definitely intrigued and with the cliffhanger will certainly be reading the next when available. Some grammatical errors throughout and things that as an editor at heart tripped me up. The bones here are good - though I think this could have been great had we gotten more into the nature of the magic system and the Appalachian folklore ECT, because this book is mostly internal dialogue.
my favorite part of the book? the measly half a page we got from Oliver's perspective. I NEED MORE FROM HIM.
January 6, 2025
I absolutely loved how Jessica painted a picture with each scene description. I love witches and healing herbs so this story pulled me in from the first page! I will be counting the days until the the second book comes out to find out what happens next!
August 21, 2024
Great read, can’t wait for the second book!
December 10, 2025
Loved the world building and can't wait for the sequel!
August 18, 2025
Interested to see where the story goes. would have liked more information on the story line
January 19, 2026
This is an interesting story about a woman learning about the magical heritage of her family and coming into her own powers.
There were quite a few grammatical errors that it’s hard not to get caught up on, and there were a couple abrupt shifts in POV that left me a little confused. And I honestly never say this kind of thing, but I think third person POV would have lent itself better to this story than first person.
I feel like Kate is kind of a Mary Sue—knowing a little of everything when a topic is brought up to make her slightly annoying at times. It’s not so horrible that I completely disliked her though; she reminded me of “that” friend who always has something to add to all conversations.
Overall, I think this is a good debut novel and I would like to see how this author’s style develops.
There were quite a few grammatical errors that it’s hard not to get caught up on, and there were a couple abrupt shifts in POV that left me a little confused. And I honestly never say this kind of thing, but I think third person POV would have lent itself better to this story than first person.
I feel like Kate is kind of a Mary Sue—knowing a little of everything when a topic is brought up to make her slightly annoying at times. It’s not so horrible that I completely disliked her though; she reminded me of “that” friend who always has something to add to all conversations.
Overall, I think this is a good debut novel and I would like to see how this author’s style develops.
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